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Joseph Conrad Quotes

You can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty Picture Quote #1

There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery Picture Quote #1

Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end Picture Quote #1

A nickname may be the best record of a success. That’s what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth Picture Quote #1

That faculty of beholding at a hint the face of his desire and the shape of his dream, without which the earth would know no lover and no adventurer Picture Quote #1

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory, and the truth of every passion wants some pretence to make it live Picture Quote #1

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Some of us, regarding the ocean with understanding and affection, have seen it looking old, as if the immemorial ages had been stirred up from the undisturbed bottom of ooze. For it is a gale of wind that makes the sea look old Picture Quote #1

Things and men have always a certain sense, a certain side by which they must be got hold of if one wants to obtain a solid grasp and a perfect command Picture Quote #1

In plucking the fruit of memory one runs the risk of spoiling its bloom, especially if it has got to be carried into the market Picture Quote #1

It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine a human being so hard up for something to do as to quarrel with me Picture Quote #1

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind Picture Quote #1

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Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings Picture Quote #1

We couldn’t understand because we were too far... and could not remember because we were traveling in the night of first ages, those ages that had gone, leaving hardly a sign... and no memories Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t have felt more of lonely desolation somehow, had I been robbed of a belief or had missed my destiny in life Picture Quote #1

Youth is insolent; it is its right – its necessity; it has got to assert itself, and all assertion in this world of doubts is a defiance, is an insolence… Picture Quote #1

They had behind them, to my mind, the terrific suggestiveness of words heard in dreams, of phrases spoken in nightmares Picture Quote #1

A writing may be lost; a lie may be written; but what the eye has seen is truth and remains in the mind! Picture Quote #1

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She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast Picture Quote #1

... for there is nothing mysterious to a seaman unless it be the sea itself, which is the mistress of his existence Picture Quote #1

Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes Picture Quote #1

I am afraid that if you want to go down into history you’ll have to do something for it Picture Quote #1

It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self knowledge Picture Quote #1

I slipped the book into my pocket. I assure you to leave off reading was like tearing myself away from the shelter of an old and solid friendship Picture Quote #1

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And perhaps in this is the whole difference; perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible Picture Quote #1

I saw him open his mouth wide... as though he had wanted to swallow all the air, all the earth, all the men before him Picture Quote #1

The very young have, properly speaking, no moments. It is the privilege of early youth to live in advance of its days in all the beautiful continuity of hope which knows no pauses and no introspection Picture Quote #1

For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward facts; but the feeling would not last long. Something would turn up to scare it away Picture Quote #1

I have a voice, too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced Picture Quote #1

Everything belonged to him. It made me hold my breath in expectation of hearing the wilderness burst into prodigious peal of laughter that would shake the fixed stars in their places Picture Quote #1

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You can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty (Joseph Conrad Quotes) There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end (Joseph Conrad Quotes) A nickname may be the best record of a success. That’s what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth (Joseph Conrad Quotes) That faculty of beholding at a hint the face of his desire and the shape of his dream, without which the earth would know no lover and no adventurer (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory, and the truth of every passion wants some pretence to make it live (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Some of us, regarding the ocean with understanding and affection, have seen it looking old, as if the immemorial ages had been stirred up from the undisturbed bottom of ooze. For it is a gale of wind that makes the sea look old (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Things and men have always a certain sense, a certain side by which they must be got hold of if one wants to obtain a solid grasp and a perfect command (Joseph Conrad Quotes) In plucking the fruit of memory one runs the risk of spoiling its bloom, especially if it has got to be carried into the market (Joseph Conrad Quotes) It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility (Joseph Conrad Quotes) I can’t imagine a human being so hard up for something to do as to quarrel with me (Joseph Conrad Quotes) The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings (Joseph Conrad Quotes) We couldn’t understand because we were too far... and could not remember because we were traveling in the night of first ages, those ages that had gone, leaving hardly a sign... and no memories (Joseph Conrad Quotes) I couldn’t have felt more of lonely desolation somehow, had I been robbed of a belief or had missed my destiny in life (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Youth is insolent; it is its right – its necessity; it has got to assert itself, and all assertion in this world of doubts is a defiance, is an insolence… (Joseph Conrad Quotes) They had behind them, to my mind, the terrific suggestiveness of words heard in dreams, of phrases spoken in nightmares (Joseph Conrad Quotes) A writing may be lost; a lie may be written; but what the eye has seen is truth and remains in the mind! (Joseph Conrad Quotes) She feared the unknown as we all do, and her ignorance made the unknown infinitely vast (Joseph Conrad Quotes) ... for there is nothing mysterious to a seaman unless it be the sea itself, which is the mistress of his existence (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes (Joseph Conrad Quotes) I am afraid that if you want to go down into history you’ll have to do something for it (Joseph Conrad Quotes) It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self knowledge (Joseph Conrad Quotes) I slipped the book into my pocket. I assure you to leave off reading was like tearing myself away from the shelter of an old and solid friendship (Joseph Conrad Quotes) And perhaps in this is the whole difference; perhaps all the wisdom, and all truth, and all sincerity, are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible (Joseph Conrad Quotes) I saw him open his mouth wide... as though he had wanted to swallow all the air, all the earth, all the men before him (Joseph Conrad Quotes) The very young have, properly speaking, no moments. It is the privilege of early youth to live in advance of its days in all the beautiful continuity of hope which knows no pauses and no introspection (Joseph Conrad Quotes) For a time I would feel I belonged still to a world of straightforward facts; but the feeling would not last long. Something would turn up to scare it away (Joseph Conrad Quotes) I have a voice, too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced (Joseph Conrad Quotes) Everything belonged to him. It made me hold my breath in expectation of hearing the wilderness burst into prodigious peal of laughter that would shake the fixed stars in their places (Joseph Conrad Quotes)

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